Ra Ra Riot Gearing Up For The Shins Tour
Ra Ra Riot and the Shins will both be here in Boston this May for Boston Calling, but Ra Ra Riot announced that they will be opening for the Shins on a string of dates before and following the festival. It has also been announced that Ra Ra Riot will headline three shows with Cleveland’s [...]
Upcoming Nine Inch Nails Tour
Four years ago Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails went on what was supposedly their final tour, called the “Wave Goodbye” tour. Reznor released some big news on the Nine Inch Nails homepage today, making this no longer true. In a note from Reznor it says, “Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.” The 2013 [...]
Rolling Stones Make Live Comeback
It’s been over five years since The Rolling Stones closed their “A Bigger Bang” tour with a three night stand at London’s O2 Arena. They reprised these shows with a two night stand at the same venue in honor of their 50th anniversary. With a career spanning setlist, they opened with their version of “I [...]
Fiona Apple Cancels Tour Dates
Fiona Apple released an open letter explaining that she is cancelling her upcoming tour dates due to her dog Janet’s downhill condition. Throughout the letter , that was both handwritten and typed out, she explains Janet to be a motivator in her life, sitting under the piano while she crafted her songs. Apple showed a [...]
Yo La Tengo Announce New Album & Tour
Yo La Tengo have just announced that their new album, Fade, is set to be released next year on January 15th. Their last album, Popular Songs, was released in 2009 making it a good four years since the world has heard a new, full-length from the legendary indie band (they did, however, release an EP [...]
The Killers Announce Tour
After appearing on late night programs like Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Colbert Report, The Killers released a new tour video last week for their latest single “Miss Atomic Bomb” off their new album Battle Born. The video features backstage and festival footage from a past tour of the UK filmed by director Giorgio Testi, [...]
Passion Pit to Tour
While once walking the halls of Emerson College, I’m sure Michael Angelakos, now lead vocalist of the group Passion Pit, would not have predicted the success he and fellow members of Passion Pit are experiencing today. Locals of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the group originated back in the year 2007 and since then has embarked on an [...]
Rolling Stones Announce 50th Anniversary Shows
The Rolling Stones announced on Monday that they’ll be playing a few shows for their 50th anniversary, titling the tour 50 & Counting…The Rolling Stones Live. This is the first time that the full band has played together since a three night stand at London’s O2 Arena in 2007. They will return to the O2 [...]
Blur Return Once Again
In a move that will not shock fans familiar with Damon Albarn’s on-and-off again attitude, Blur have announced their 2013 return in the form of a set at Belgium’s Rock Werchter festival. Despite Albarn previously stating that their Olympic closing Hyde Park show earlier this year would be their last, Blur have once again surprised [...]
Ben Gibbard Releases Tour Dates & Album Art
Ever since Ben Gibbard’s band Death Cab For Cutie broke out in 1997, it seems he’s always busy doing something. The latest news coming from the Death Cab frontman is of a tour in support of his first solo full-length album, Former Lives. The album is due out October 16 through Barsuk Records. Gibbard will [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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May 25
Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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